"Do you think the U.S. goal
of stabilizing Iraq is still possible, or not?"
Half sample (Form A)

.

Still
Possible

Not
Possible

Unsure

%

%

%

4/20-23/07

36

57

7

.

"Do you think the U.S. goal
of achieving victory in Iraq is still possible, or not?"
Half sample (Form B)

.

Still
Possible

Not
Possible

Unsure

%

%

%

4/20-23/07

36

55

9

.

"When it comes to the debate on Iraq who do you agree
with more: the Democrats in Congress, who say we should set a deadline for
troop withdrawal from Iraq; OR, President Bush, who says we should NOT set a
deadline for troop withdrawal from Iraq?"

.

Democrats:
Deadline

President:
No Deadline

Some of
Both (vol.)

Unsure

%

%

%

%

4/20-23/07

56

37

3

4

.

"What concerns you more
--
that Congress will go too far in pressing the President to reduce troop
levels in Iraq, or that President Bush will not make enough changes in his
Iraq policy?"

.

Congress
Will Go
Too Far

President
Won't Make
Enough
Changes

Unsure

%

%

%

4/20-23/07

31

61

8

.

"Do you feel that what you
are hearing from [see below]
about the situation in Iraq is mostly accurate or not?"

"Do you
approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the situation in
Iraq?"

Approve

Disapprove

Unsure

%

%

%

4/18-22/07

30

63

7

12/06

23

71

6

8/06

32

61

7

6/14-19/06

35

57

8

3/8-12/06

30

65

5

2/1-5/06

38

57

5

12/7-11/05

36

58

6

10/12-24/05

37

57

6

9/6-7/05

34

58

8

7/13-17/05

35

57

8

5/11-15/05

37

56

7

2/16-21/05

40

53

7

1/5-9/05

45

50

5

10/15-19/04

37

56

7

9/8-13/04

47

45

8

8/5-10/04

43

52

5

7/8-18/04

42

53

5

6/3-13/04

42

51

7

4/21-25/04

44

48

8

4/1-4/04

40

53

7

1/6-11/04

59

37

4

9/17-22/03

52

40

8

.

"The Congress is now debating future funding for the war in
Iraq. Would you like to see your congressional representative vote FOR or
AGAINST a bill that calls for a withdrawal of troops from Iraq to be
completed by August of 2008?"

.

For

Against

Unsure

%

%

%

4/18-22/07

59

33

8

3/22-25/07

59

33

8

.

"Do you think the U.S. made the right decision or the wrong
decision in using military force against Iraq?"

.

Right
Decision

Wrong
Decision

Unsure

%

%

%

4/18-22/07

45

47

8

3/21-25/07

43

49

8

2/7-11/07

40

54

6

1/10-15/07

40

51

9

12/6-10/06

42

51

7

11/9-12/06

41

51

8

10/17-22/06

43

47

10

9/21 - 10/4/06

45

47

8

6/14-19/06

49

44

7

4/7-16/06

47

46

7

3/8-12/06

45

49

6

2/1-5/06

51

44

5

1/4-8/06

45

47

8

12/7-11/05

47

48

5

10/6-10/05

44

50

6

9/8-11/05

49

44

7

7/13-17/05

49

44

7

6/8-12/05

47

45

8

2/16-21/05

47

47

6

1/5-9/05

51

44

5

12/1-16/04

49

44

7

10/27-30/04
RV

48

41

11

10/15-19/04

46

42

12

10/1-3/04

50

39

11

9/8-13/04

53

39

8

8/5-10/04

53

41

6

7/8-18/04

52

43

5

6/3-13/04

55

38

7

5/3-9/04

51

42

7

4/21-25/04

54

37

9

4/1-4/04

57

35

8

3/17-21/04

55

39

6

2/24-29/04

60

32

8

2/11-16/04

56

39

5

1/6-11/04

65

30

5

12/19/03 - 1/4/04

62

28

10

12/15-17/03

67

26

7

10/03

60

33

7

9/03

63

31

6

7/14 - 8/5/03

63

30

7

6/20 - 7/2/03

67

24

9

4/10-16/03

74

19

7

4/8-9/03

74

19

7

4/2-7/03

72

20

8

3/28 - 4/1/03

69

25

6

3/25-27/03

74

21

5

3/23-24/03

74

21

5

3/20-22/03

71

22

7

.

"How well is the U.S. military effort in Iraq
going . . . ?"

.

Very
Well

Fairly
Well

Not Too
Well

Not at
All Well

Unsure

%

%

%

%

%

4/18-22/07

7

31

34

25

3

3/21-25/07

10

30

32

24

4

2/7-11/07

5

25

38

29

3

1/10-15/07

7

28

32

30

3

12/6-10/06

4

28

37

27

4

11/9-12/06

6

26

34

30

4

10/17-22/06

5

30

34

25

6

9/21 - 10/4/06

8

29

33

25

5

6/14-19/06

16

37

25

18

4

4/7-16/06

13

34

29

21

3

3/8-12/06

9

34

30

21

6

2/1-5/06

13

38

29

17

3

1/4-8/06

12

39

27

17

5

12/7-11/05

14

37

29

17

3

10/6-10/05

9

35

31

22

3

9/8-11/05

12

41

26

18

3

7/13-17/05

14

38

27

17

4

6/8-12/05

9

41

27

19

4

2/16-21/05

14

40

25

17

4

1/5-9/05

9

39

29

20

3

12/1-16/04

10

40

28

18

4

10/15-19/04

13

38

26

17

6

9/8-13/04

12

40

26

18

4

8/5-10/04

12

41

28

16

3

7/8-18/04

13

42

26

16

3

6/3-13/04

16

41

25

14

4

5/3-9/04

10

36

32

19

3

4/21-25/04

12

43

26

15

4

4/1-4/04

14

43

26

13

4

3/17-21/04

16

45

26

11

2

2/11-16/04

17

46

23

11

3

1/6-11/04

22

51

18

6

3

12/19/03 - 1/4/04

23

47

18

7

5

12/15-17/03

28

47

16

6

3

10/03

16

44

25

11

4

9/03

15

47

26

9

3

7/14 - 8/5/03

19

43

24

11

3

6/20 - 7/2/03

23

52

16

5

4

4/10-16/03

61

32

3

1

3

4/8-9/03

60

32

3

3

2

4/2-7/03

55

37

3

2

3

3/25 - 4/1/03

39

46

8

2

5

.

"Do you think the U.S. should
keep military troops in Iraq until the situation has
stabilized,
ordo you think the U.S. should bring its troops
home as soon as possible?"

.

Keep
Troops

Bring
Home

Unsure

%

%

%

4/18-22/07

41

53

6

3/21-25/07

43

52

5

2/7-11/07

42

53

5

1/10-15/07

46

48

6

12/6-10/06

44

50

6

11/9-12/06

46

48

6

10/17-22/06

46

47

7

9/21 - 10/4/06

47

47

6

9/6-10/06

47

47

6

6/14-19/06

50

45

5

4/7-16/06

48

48

4

3/8-12/06

44

50

6

2/1-5/06

50

46

4

1/4-8/06

48

48

4

12/7-11/05

49

46

5

10/6-10/05

47

48

5

9/8-11/05

51

45

4

7/13-17/05

52

43

5

6/8-12/05

50

46

4

2/16-21/05

55

42

3

1/5-9/05

54

41

5

12/1-16/04

56

40

4

10/15-19/04

57

36

7

9/8-13/04

54

40

6

8/5-10/04

54

42

4

7/8-18/04

53

43

4

.

"Do you think the war in Iraq has helped the war on
terrorism, or has it hurt the war on terrorism?"

.

Helped

Hurt

No Effect
(vol.)

Unsure

%

%

%

%

4/18-22/07

38

44

7

11

2/7-11/07

40

47

5

8

11/9-12/06

37

48

5

10

10/17-22/06

36

46

6

12

9/21 - 10/4/06

38

47

5

10

6/14-19/06

44

40

6

10

3/8-12/06

38

44

8

10

1/4-8/06

44

38

8

10

7/13-17/05

39

47

7

7

2/16-21/05

44

41

7

8

10/15-19/04

45

40

6

9

9/8-13/04

46

40

6

8

8/5-10/04

45

44

4

7

7/8-18/04

43

45

5

7

6/3-13/04

43

44

4

9

3/17-21/04

50

37

5

8

2/24-29/04

62

28

3

7

2/11-16/04

55

32

7

6

12/15-17/03

59

26

6

9

9/03

54

31

7

8

5/03

65

22

6

7

.

"Do you think the U.S. should or should not set a
timetable for when troops will be withdrawn from Iraq?"

.

Should

Should
Not

Should Get
Out Now
(vol.)

Unsure

%

%

%

%

4/18-22/07

56

38

1

5

3/21-25/07

55

38

1

6

1/10-15/07

59

35

1

5

12/6-10/06

58

34

2

6

11/9-12/06

56

36

1

7

10/17-22/06

54

37

2

7

9/21 - 10/4/06

53

39

2

6

6/14-19/06

52

42

2

4

4/7-16/06

53

40

2

5

3/8-12/06

55

39

1

5

1/4-8/06

50

42

2

6

12/7-11/05

56

38

1

5

10/6-10/05

52

43

1

4

9/8-11/05

57

37

1

5

7/13-17/05

49

45

-

6

.

"Regardless of what you think about the original decision to
use military force in Iraq, do you now believe that the United States will
definitely succeed, probably succeed, probably fail, or definitely fail in
establishing a stable democratic government in Iraq?"N=

756, MoE
± 4(Form
1)

.

Definitely
Succeed

Probably
Succeed

Probably
Fail

Definitely
Fail

Unsure

%

%

%

%

%

4/18-22/07

6

36

37

14

7

2/7-11/07

7

37

35

12

9

11/9-12/06

7

39

31

13

10

6/14-19/06

15

40

29

9

7

.

"Regardless of what you think about the original
decision to use military force in Iraq, do you now believe that the United
States will definitely succeed, probably succeed, probably fail, or
definitely fail in achieving its goals in Iraq?"N=752, MoE
± 4 (Form
2)

.

Definitely
Succeed

Probably
Succeed

Probably
Fail

Definitely
Fail

Unsure

%

%

%

%

%

4/18-22/07

9

36

30

16

9

2/7-11/07

7

40

34

12

7

11/9-12/06

12

41

28

13

6

.

"How much, if anything, have you
read or heard about George W. Bush's decision to send more U.S. troops to
Iraq: a lot, a little, or nothing at all?"

.

A Lot

A Little

Nothing

Unsure

%

%

%

%

4/18-22/07

51

42

6

1

3/21-25/07

52

38

9

1

.

"So far, do you think the troop
increase is making things better in Iraq, is making things worse, or not
having any effect?"

.

Better

Worse

No Effect

Unsure

%

%

%

%

4/18-22/07

24

20

46

10

3/21-25/07

27

19

44

10

.

"Looking ahead, do you think the troop increase
will make things better in the long run, will make things worse, or not have
any effect in the long run?"

.

Better

Worse

No Effect

Unsure

%

%

%

%

4/18-22/07

34

20

38

8

3/21-25/07

36

22

33

9

.

"If the U.S. withdraws its troops from Iraq while the
country remains unstable, would it make a terrorist attack in the United
States more likely, less likely, or not make a difference?"N=756, MoE
± 4(Form
1)

.

More Likely

Less Likely

No
Difference

Unsure

%

%

%

%

4/18-22/07

45

7

43

5

.

"If U.S. troops remain in Iraq for many years, would
it make a terrorist attack in the U.S. more likely, less likely, or not make
a difference?"N=752, MoE
± 4 (Form
2)

"Based on what you have heard or read about the recent surge of U.S.
troops in Baghdad, do you think the increase in the number of U.S. troops in
Baghdad is making the situation there better, not making much difference, or
is it making the situation there worse?"
Options rotated

"Looking
back, do you think the United States did the right thing in taking military
action against Iraq, or should the U.S. have stayed out?"

.

Did Right
Thing

Should
Have
Stayed Out

Unsure

%

%

%

4/9-12/07

44

51

5

3/7-11/07

39

56

5

2/23-27/07

38

55

7

1/1-3/0

7

38

58

4

12/8-10/06

39

55

6

11/12-13/06

40

56

4

10/27-31/06

44

51

5

10/5-8/06

40

55

5

9/15-19/06

44

51

5

8/17-21/06

43

53

4

8/11-13/06

41

53

6

7/21-25/06

47

48

5

6/10-11/06

44

51

5

5/16-17/06

43

53

4

5/4-8/06

39

56

5

4/28-30/06

44

51

5

4/6-9/06

43

53

4

3/9-12/06

41

54

5

2/22-26/06

41

54

5

1/20-25/06

47

50

3

1/5-8/06

47

49

4

12/2-6/05

48

48

4

10/30 - 11/1/05

42

50

8

10/3-5/05

41

55

4

9/9-13/05

44

50

6

8/29-31/05

45

49

6

7/29 - 8/2/05

48

46

6

6/10-15/05

45

51

4

5/20-24/05

47

49

4

4/13-16/05

47

48

5

2/24-28/05

46

50

4

1/14-18/05

45

49

6

11/18-21/04

46

48

6

10/28-30/04
RV

52

44

4

10/14-17/04
RV

50

46

4

7/11-15/04

45

51

4

6/23-27/04

48

46

6

5/20-23/04

49

46

5

5/11/04

49

45

6

4/23-27/04

47

46

7

3/30 - 4/1/04

55

39

6

3/10-14/04

58

37

5

2/24-27/04

54

39

7

2/12-15/04

58

37

5

12/21-22/03

62

34

4

12/14-15/03

63

31

6

.

"How would you say things are going for the U.S.
in its efforts to bring stability and order to Iraq? Would you say things
are going very well, somewhat well, somewhat badly, or very badly?"

.

Very
Well

Somewhat
Well

Somewhat
Badly

Very
Badly

Unsure

%

%

%

%

%

4/9-12/07

2

29

30

36

3

3/7-11/07

4

25

30

39

2

2/23-27/07

3

20

31

43

3

2/8-11/07

1

24

32

40

3

1/18-21/0

7

1

22

34

41

2

1/1-3/07

3

25

33

38

1

12/8-10/06

2

23

32

39

4

10/27-31/06

2

28

32

35

3

10/5-8/06

3

28

30

36

3

9/15-19/06

4

34

28

33

1

8/17-21/06

5

32

33

29

1

8/11-13/06

5

37

31

25

2

7/21-25/06

4

37

30

27

2

6/10-11/06

5

38

33

22

2

5/16-17/06

5

36

29

28

2

5/4-8/06

5

34

33

27

1

4/28-30/06

5

36

29

26

4

4/6-9/06

5

36

27

31

1

3/9-12/06

4

36

28

29

3

2/22-26/06

5

31

32

30

2

1/20-25/06

8

37

30

24

1

1/5-8/06

8

41

28

21

2

12/2-6/05

6

40

28

24

2

10/30 - 11/1/05

4

36

31

26

3

10/3-5/05

4

39

27

28

2

8/29-31/05

5

35

29

28

3

7/29 - 8/2/05

7

41

29

21

2

6/10-15/05

7

33

34

26

0

5/20-24/05

5

36

31

26

2

4/13-16/05

7

41

32

18

2

2/24-28/05

10

43

29

18

0

1/14-18/05

5

36

28

29

2

11/18-21/04

5

40

26

27

2

10/28-30/04
RV

7

40

25

25

2

10/14-17/04
RV

5

38

27

28

2

7/11-15/04

4

39

28

28

1

6/23-27/04

2

38

31

26

3

5/20-23/04

3

34

38

22

3

4/23-27/04

4

34

31

29

2

12/21-22/03

8

57

24

9

2

12/14-15/03

12

53

21

10

4

11/10-12/03

5

42

28

22

3

10/20-21/03

5

49

31

12

3

9/15-16/03

5

44

29

18

4

8/26-28/03

5

46

31

16

2

8/11-12/03

6

47

28

13

6

7/03

6

54

25

11

4

5/03

11

61

19

5

4

.

"Regardless
of whether you think taking military action in Iraq was the right thing to
do, would you say that the U.S. is very likely to succeed in Iraq, somewhat
likely to succeed, not very likely to succeed, or not at all likely to
succeed in Iraq?"

.

Very
Likely

Somewhat
Likely

Not Very
Likely

Not at
All Likely

Unsure

%

%

%

%

%

4/9-12/07

12

33

29

24

2

3/7-11/07

11

34

34

19

2

2/8-11/07

13

37

26

21

3

1/18-21/0

7

10

36

30

20

4

1/1-3/07

10

37

27

22

4

12/8-10/06

9

34

31

22

4

10/27-31/06

10

42

26

19

3

.

"As you
may know, the U.S. is sending more than 20,000 additional troops to Iraq.
From what you have heard or read, would you say this troop increase is
making the situation in Iraq better, making it worse, or is it having no
impact on the situation in Iraq so far?"

.

Better

Worse

No Impact

Unsure

%

%

%

%

4/9-12/07

25

26

43

6

.

"If the
U.S. withdrew its troops from Iraq, do you think the threat of terrorism
against the United States would increase, decrease, or stay about the same?"

.

Increase

Decrease

Same

Unsure

%

%

%

%

4/9-12/07

30

8

59

3

.

"When
deciding what to do about Iraq, how much do you think the Bush
Administration should take into account the views of Congress: a lot, some,
not much or not at all?"

.

A Lot

Some

Not Much

Not at All

Unsure

%

%

%

%

%

4/9-12/07

44

39

8

5

4

2/8-11/07

51

42

3

3

1

.

"Which
of these comes closest to your opinion? (1) Congress should block all
funding for the war in Iraq no matter what. OR, (2) Congress should allow
funding only for a limited period of time. OR, (3) Congress should allow all
funding for the war in Iraq without a time limit."
N=497 (Form A)

.

Block All

Time Limit

No Limit

Unsure

%

%

%

%

4/9-12/07

6

61

30

3

.

"Which
of these comes closest to your opinion? (1) Congress should allow all
funding for the war in Iraq without a time limit. OR, (2) Congress should
allow funding only for a limited period of time. OR, (3) Congress should
block all funding for the war in Iraq no matter what."
N=497 (Form B)

.

No Limit

Time Limit

Block All

Unsure

%

%

%

%

4/9-12/07

28

55

12

5

.

"Do you
think the debate between the President and Congress over the Iraq war is
having any impact on the morale of U.S. troops who are in Iraq, or not?" If "Yes":
"Do you think the debate is having a positive or a negative impact on the
morale of U.S. troops?"

.

YES:
Positive

YES:
Negative

No Impact

Unsure

%

%

%

%

4/9-12/07

9

63

19

9

.

"In
order to help provide stability in Iraq, do you think the U.S. should
request the support of neighboring countries in the Middle East, such as
Iran and Syria, even if the governments in those countries have been
unfriendly or hostile to the U.S. in the past?"

"As you may
know, in addition to sending more troops, the recent Bush Administration
plan for Iraq includes funding for reconstruction and jobs programs, and
increasing pressure on the Iraqi government to stabilize the country. In
your opinion, has Bush's plan made the situation in Iraq better, or worse,
or hasn't it changed the situation one way or the other?"

.

Better

Worse

No Change

Unsure

%

%

%

%

4/5-9/07

22

36

37

5

.

"Generally
speaking, do you think setting a timetable for withdrawal of U.S. troops
from Iraq hurts or helps U.S. troops serving in Iraq right now, or doesn't
it affect the troops one way or the other?"

Hurts

Helps

No Effect

Unsure

%

%

%

%

4/5-9/07

50

27

15

8

.

"As you may
know, Democrats in both houses of Congress passed legislation that ties
further funding of the war in Iraq to targeted dates for withdrawal of
combat troops from Iraq. Bush says he will veto any measure that sets such a
timetable because he believes it would tie the hands of battlefield
commanders and make defeat in Iraq more likely. Do you think that Bush
should sign a funding authorization that includes a timetable for
withdrawal, or should he veto that legislation?"

Sign

Veto

Unsure

%

%

%

4/5-9/07

48

43

9

.

"If George W.
Bush vetoes the legislation, do you think Congress should pass another
version of the bill that provides funding for the war without any conditions
for troop withdrawal, or should Congress refuse to pass any funding bill
until Bush agrees to accept conditions for withdrawal?"

"Would you favor or oppose Congress taking each of the
following actions in regards to the war in Iraq? How about [see below]?"

.

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

%

%

%

"Requiring
U.S. troops to meet strict readiness criteria before being deployed to Iraq"

3/23-25/07

80

15

4

.

"Setting
a time-table for withdrawing all U.S. troops from Iraq no later than the fall of
2008"

3/23-25/07

60

38

2

.

"Denying
the funding needed to send any additional U.S. troops to Iraq"

3/23-25/07

36

61

3

3/2-4/07

37

61

2

2/9-11/07

40

58

2

.

"Looking ahead, what do you think is more likely to happen when the
U.S. reduces the number of troops it has in Baghdad: insurgents will step up
their attacks and Iraqi security forces will be unable to make Baghdad
secure, or Iraqi security forces will be able to keep the situation in
Baghdad largely under control?"
Options rotated